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Our dedicated news department gathers news and press releases from around the world to bring our community the latest developments in the stainless steel industry. Here you can find news involving the people and companies involved in the manufacturer, supply and use of corrosion resistant alloys (CRAs).

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Statoil awards contracts

Statoil has awarded contracts for the Kristin and Mikkel gas and condensate fields in the Norwegian Sea.

Self-locking thread inserts

Cross Manufacturing has announced an extension of its Spiralock range of self-locking wire thread inserts, which are now available in sizes down to M3 and 4 x 40 UNC. Manufactured from 18/8 stainless steel in the hard drawn condition...

New stainless for seawater applications

A Japanese producer has developed a high-molybdenum ferritic stainless steel which resists both erosion and corrosion in seawater service.

Akzo Nobel Coatings expands in Italy

Akzo Nobel Coatings is investing EUR 12 million in its powder coatings facility at Cernobbio, Italy.

FMC sells subsea solutions offshore Brazil

FMC Technologies has announced that its FMC Energy Systems business has been awarded contracts valued at USD 16 million to supply sub-sea production solutions for Petrobras and Halliburton KBR offshore Brazil.

Saudi gas expansion

Technip-Coflexip has been awarded, by Saudi Arabian Oil Company (Saudi Aramco), a major lump sum turnkey contract for the expansion of the Berri gas plant to handle additional output of sour gas from the Qatif field now under development.

Hyundai wins Nigerian oil project

South Korea's Hyundai Heavy Industries, the world's largest shipbuilder, has won a USD 480 million contract to build oil facilities in Nigeria.

Power plant in Puglia, Italy

Edison SpA has said it will go ahead and build a gas-fired power station at Candela in the Puglia region of Italy, after reaching agreement with the Candela municipal authorities.

Marathon plans gas line in North Sea

Marathon Oil is planning a pipeline to move natural gas from the North Sea into the UK.

LineBuilders.com hits a user milestone

LineBuilders – a communication tool to access steel industry technology and to assist in project tracking – now has more than 1000 registered users on its website.